I Love French Wine and Food - A Maconnais (Burgundy) Chardonnay

I love French wine and food so much that I am doing a series on the typical and special wines and foods of France's eleven wine regions. This article explores the Maconnais are of the Burgundy region of eastern France and reviews a white Chardonnay wine. Was it a bargain? I'll make specific recommendations, and won't be silent if I'm unhappy with a wine.

A Brief Guide To Appreciate And Enjoy Your Wine

Indulging in a choicest wine drink can be a pleasurable experience indeed. It does not matter whether you are a novice in wine drinking or a connoisseur of the drinks- with a glass of quality wine you can derive the joy of a lifetime. However, it is all the more better if you get to learn a bit about the drinks that you can appreciate and enjoy.

A Wine of the Month Gift Keeps Giving All Year Long

Want to give a gift that keeps on giving month after month? A wine of the month gift club membership will do just that. Learn how this wine gift makes a lasting impression with the recipient while being easy to purchase...

How To Pair Food And Wine

As someone who worked in the restaurant industry I became almost annoyed with the lack of education people had in wine tasting. I became even more annoyed with the fact that people clearly don’t know how to pair wine with food.

I Love French Wine and Food - An Alsace Pinot Noir

I love French wine and food so much that I am doing a series on the typical and special wines and foods of France's eleven wine regions. This article explores the Alsace region of northeastern France and reviews a red Pinot Noir wine. Was it a bargain? I'll make specific recommendations, and won't be silent if I'm unhappy with a wine.

Vintage View Wine Racks - What Are They?

What is a vintage view wine rack? A vintage view wine rack is rack that lets you see the bottle from the side. This allows you to turn the bottle to the side so that you may view any item in the rack and see its title and wine type as well as year at a glance. Vintage views have a great advantage over much of the competition and we'll learn about that here today.

How To Preserve A Wine Collection

Storing wine with cooling units is easy. This is also something you should do to preserve your wine collection. Many times people do not realize the importance of proper wine storage and how it is done. There is no substitute for wine storage with proper wine temperature and the only way this can be achieved is through a wine cellar or wine room with a cooling unit.

The Blaggers Guide to the Internet- Brewriana

I love getting freebies, anything will do. If its free I have a hard time resisting temptation not to accept, even if its total rubbish! As a result of this, I spend a great deal of my time on the net, actively hunting them down. When I started, it was for entirely different reasons, mainly that I begrudged paying my monthly Internet bill to AOL for my access. I came upon a plan to offset the ongoing cost by trying to get the most out of it and try my hand at getting loads of bargains and items for little or no price. Now, I have it down to a fine art, and nowadays I could not do without it! Here for the first time ever, I will reveal my secrets of what you have to do to get yourself some quality goodies from the web, without it costing hardly anything, and blogging your way around the various companies for unadvertised stuff!

How To Take Your Wine Tasting Club To The Next Level

Building and maintaining membership in your wine tasting club can be a challenge. Here are ideas that will make your group's membership numbers explode!

What To Do When Given Wine To Test In A Restaurant

Restaurants (especially good ones) are in the habit of pouring a small glass of wine to the 'head' of the table to test it. Why do they do this and what is the proper way to respond?

All About Blended Scotch

If you don't live in Scotland, chances are you drink blended scotch. Learn about the blending process and how do the Scottish deliver that greatness of flavour, bottled into a 1 litre bottle.

Spirit Wines Guidelines

The alcoholic drinks are generally said to be very bad for one's health. The truth of the matter is that there are some types of booze, which may even improve it. Let us look at wine for instance. It may very well make the blood less likely to clot, due to its anticoagulation effect.

Fighting Stress Without Using Alcohol: Part Two

Since a mixture of too much stress and the overuse of alcohol can cause physical and emotional problems we need to find other ways to deal with a life filled with stress.

Lafondue-Taking A Dip In Food To An All New Level

Getting a gift certificate to a new fondue restaurant seemed to be risky, at first, for a couple who had food allergies, but thanks to a wonderful wait staff and a creative menu, it turned out to be a wonderfully romantic evening.